The last time city of Winnipeg hosted a Stanley Cup playoff game (April 28, 1996):
- Michael Jordan and the Bulls took a 2-0 1st-round series lead on Heat (won 4th NBA Title)
- Derek Jeter had 30 career hits and Yankees hadn't been to World Series in 15 years
- Tiger Woods had missed the cut in his last Masters as an amateur
- The Cowboys were exactly 3 months removed from winning their 3rd Super Bowl in 4 seasons
- Jonathan Toews (born 4/29/88 in Winnipeg) was 1 day shy of his 8th birthday
- "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion was the No. 1 song
- "The Quest" starring Jean-Claude Van Damme was No. 1 movie
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